Santorum: Obama’s Daughter Should Not Vacation in Mexico

The State Department issued a travel warning to Mexico because of kidnappings. So is it a bad example for the President to send his daughter? Rick Santorum thinks so.

Santorum does not believe President Obama should have allowed his daughter to travel to Mexico.

“What I would say is that the president’s actions should reflect what his administration is saying,”

“And if the administration is saying that it’s not safe to have people down there, then just because you can send 25 Secret Service agents doesn’t mean you should do it. You should set an example. I think that’s what presidents do. They set an example. And when the government’s saying this is not safe, then you don’t set the example by sending your kids down there.”

“Again, I’m not being critical of what his daughter wanted to do – she obviously had friends going there. I’m sure she wanted to go along. But I think you have a higher duty when you’re president, to set that example as to you’re not above the law; you’re not someone who can say one thing to some group and then do something else. I think that sets a very bad precedent.”